During July 2007, I counted 4,404 birds of 89 species that potentially nested either along or near the 72-km trail. Km 29 was the most productive with an incredible 41 species recorded during July 2007 __ Km 29 includes the area in between Km marker 29 and Km marker 30__ The next most productive areas were Km 24 and Km 49 each with 26 species.
This gallery shows photos of 39 of the 89 species found on/from the trail. All 19 ''very easy (ve)'' to find species are represented here. Only 4 of the 19 ''not easy (n-e)'' to find species, and 16 of the 48 ''very difficult (vd)'' to find species are also shown here.
To see all 86 of 89 species in one customized gallery, click SEARCH-CHERCHER, then select PHOTOS then in above window include the term: recreational trail. Then click on any of the following 3 keywords ve, n-e or vd to see photos of the birds in either of these 3 categories. To increase your chances of finding a n-e or vd bird on the actual trail, I included in the Caption and Keywords sections, all the kilometer markers where a bird is more likely to be found (5k = km 5 = area between marker 5 and 6). If you try it out please let me know if it worked for you.

A Barn Swallow at the St-Isidore sewage lagoons on 10 June 2012. Common, spring-fall. Breeds.
This species is very widespread and consequently is very easy to find along the Prescott and Russell recreational trail. During July 2007 I counted 156 individuals along 30 km of the 72 km long trail.

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I- Categories of the Species Relative Abundance in the 5 Counties Birding Circle

COMMON, likely to be seen daily; present in large numbers, or in lesser numbers but widely distributed. Easily found in proper habitat.

UNCOMMON, not expected to be seen every day. Its presence is occasional, and always in low numbers and/or very locally distributed; flocking species can sometimes be more numerous. Found with some effort in proper habitat.

RARE, present annually or nearly so, often in very low numbers and/or in a few areas only. Usually hard to find.

VERY RARE, usually completely absent; few records exist.

EXTREMELY RARE, very few records exist. Not expected to occur again for many years. An exceptional sighting.

VARIABLE, abundance is variable; some years common, other years rare or absent.

II - Categories of Nesting Status in the 5 Counties Birding Circle

BREEDS, species has bred.

POSSIBLY BREEDS, species is suspected to have bred, however confirmation is still required.